Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan, the bloodiest battle the Australian Army saw during the Vietnam War. Memorial ceremonies in Brisbane and Canberra will mark the occasion with fly overs and remembrance parades. To find out more about this historic event, head to the Australian War Memorial website (https://www.awm.gov.au/) for details. Lest We Forget.
In Defence Industry news, there were a number of announcements this week including contracts for Saab to upgrade the RBS-70 and Meggitt to expand the training capability of the WTSS with new weapons.
Nigel Pittaway looks at the technology and TTPs seen in action at this years EX Pitch Black in the NT. The exercise calendar for the ADF has certainly been full in recent months. We also have a round up of platform and technology stories from fellow defence forces that might have a future with the ADF.
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Saab to upgrade RBS-70 under Air 90
Saab has signed a contract to upgrade the Army’s RBS 70 ground-based air defence weapon system and Giraffe AMB radar. more»
Pitch Black draws to a close
Exercise Pitch Black 2016, the largest air power exercise held in Australia and the RAAF’s largest training activity this year, will draw to a close on Friday. more»
Networking Hercules – C-130J Link 16 upgrade
The first RAAF Lockheed C-130J-30 Hercules to be upgraded with a Link 16 Tactical Data Link (TDL) system began operational test and evaluation in Darwin late last week. more»
Tender watch has some highlights
A recent $255,000 contract for Project Definition Study for Replacement Program with Execujet Australia and another for Skytraders sees CASG taking an active interest in the replacement of the VIP fleet one can assume. more»
ABDIU examines role of industry as a FIC
The Australian Business Defence Industry Unit hosted a range of Defence and Defence Industry leadership last week more»
Meggitt upgrades Weapons Training Simulation System for new F88
Meggitt Training Systems has been awarded an $US18 million contract from CASG more»
Puma UAS deployed with USN
The US Navy has tested and deployed the AeroVironment RQ-20B Puma small unmanned aircraft system (UAS) aboard a Flight I Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG Class). more»
Tests on F-35 Ejection Seat Modifications to Conclude
Two equipment modifications designed to make the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s ejection seat safe for use by lightweight pilots will wrap up testing by the second week of September more»
International Defence Officers visit Exercise Koolendong
A group of senior defence officers from Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore visited the NT to observe Exercise Koolendong 2016 more»
Blast testing on Austal LCS
The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program completed blast and fire testing of a full-scale structural assembly at the US Army Aberdeen Test Centre, officials announced August 9. more»
Defence Week Premium 410 PDF version
The full version of Defence Week Premium no.410 of 18 Aug 2016 can be downloaded here as a PDF. A separate PDF of the latest Defence tenders can also be downloaded here. more»
